This week is the one-year anniversary of my first column with Hypoparathyroidism News! It’s been an incredible experience, and I’m so thankful to have been given the opportunity to share my rare disease journey. Looking back over the past 43 columns, I’m emotional at these snapshots of my life.
Columns
“The courage to soar to great heights is inside all of us.” — Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug In sports, we discover one of life’s greatest lessons: the courage to overcome adversity and rise stronger each time we fall. Sports have the power to transform lives by teaching resilience and…
Note: This column describes the experiences of a columnist and/or an interviewee with several therapies, including Yorvipath (palopegteriparatide), Calci-Chew (chewable calcium carbonate), One-Alpha (alfacalcidol), and Forteo (teriparatide). Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. When I started my journey…
“It’s my life, and it’s now or never/ I ain’t gonna live forever/ I just wanna live while I’m alive.” — Bon Jovi, “It’s My Life” I was 8 years old when I rode my first upside-down roller coaster, the Superdooperlooper, at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania. As the ride…
Anyone who has spoken to me in the last two months knows how excited I am about the cultural phenomenon happening with the popular romance franchise “Heated Rivalry” — a story about two LGBTQ+ men who are rival hockey players that fall in love. Not only is this…
As January creeps along, I’m back to work, balancing publishing and column deadlines, and myriad doctor appointments. Taking time off and adjusting my holiday schedule to give myself more breathing room turned out to be a great gift. I managed to crawl out of a vicious seven-week pain cycle,…
“Friends don’t owe! They do because they wanna do.” — Rocky Balboa in “Rocky III” Friendships, much like hypoparathyroidism, are not one-size-fits-all. I appreciate my small, close-knit circle of friends. When I was younger, my mom would tell me, “All you need is one good friend.” Back then, I…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens in “A Tale of Two Cities” Describing my year as both the best and worst of times may seem contradictory, but it truly reflects my experience. Similar to the theme in Charles Dickens’ classic novel,…
Navigating the holidays with hypoparathyroidism is a lesson in conserving energy, pacing myself, and continuously reevaluating my calendar. It is the season of visits with loved ones, holiday parties, deadlines, and extra nasty communicable viruses — which is why I’m always masked. To keep pushing through the end-of-year sprint,…
Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with Yorvipath (palopegteriparatide) injections. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. I have a group of friends who are convinced I’m clairvoyant. When I reply that it’s just my anxiety, they…
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